Fabia17
Torque Junkie
Hi guys, and here we are, spring is in full flow and the desire to get out and about is getting intense, so to quell my desire I have embarked on a series of new projects with my babyfabia, so here is a little update, and I hope we can all get together soon.
Last time I wrote, I had just had my BC Racing coilovers fitted and in the earlier photos you can see the back end sitting low. This was because the wrong springs were sent, being 3kg/mm instead of 4kg/mm.
Having had the new springs fitted she is sitting much better. Along with this we changed out the fixed Anti roll bar links and fitted Whiteline adjustables, which had to be shortened and rethreaded to accommodate the lowering, and at the same time I had to set of Whiteline lower wishbone rear bushes with +0.75mm of castor added. These were for the Octavia so a pair of 5.5mm spacers had to be machined and welded onto the wishbone to accommodate the extra depth of the bushing.
That all done the steering is not so jittery and although slightly heavier in the corners it allows for a sharper recentering. There is also a nice little bit of oversteer when you gun it through the corners allowing greater cornering alignment flexibility.
All arriving now and over the next couple of months:
A Full set of Brembo Max Plus brake discs with matching Max Plus pads arrived today, also professional Brembo Red caliper paint and custom made "Monte Carlo" high temperature vinyl caliper stickers. 26/04/21
Somewhere between made and shipped is a full set of Goodrich stainless steel braided brake hoses with transparent red coating and stainless steel fittings.
A new set of iridium spark plugs.
A Tony Banks Turbo Back exhaust system is booked for June, consisting of a sports cat a resonator and back box. Due 29/06/21
This will hook up to a low mileage turbo from a 1.4tsi Octavia which is currently on its way from Germany.
Day after the exhaust (30/06/21) my baby hits the Rolling Road for a full stage 2 custom remap. Excepting around 150+ hp.
Thinking of a boost gauge with built in temp gauge so I can monitor the intercooler water temp.... In thought!
I'm looking to finish the red coordination in the cabin but it's not urgent,
So that's me for this summer guys. What are you doing?
Last time I wrote, I had just had my BC Racing coilovers fitted and in the earlier photos you can see the back end sitting low. This was because the wrong springs were sent, being 3kg/mm instead of 4kg/mm.
Having had the new springs fitted she is sitting much better. Along with this we changed out the fixed Anti roll bar links and fitted Whiteline adjustables, which had to be shortened and rethreaded to accommodate the lowering, and at the same time I had to set of Whiteline lower wishbone rear bushes with +0.75mm of castor added. These were for the Octavia so a pair of 5.5mm spacers had to be machined and welded onto the wishbone to accommodate the extra depth of the bushing.
That all done the steering is not so jittery and although slightly heavier in the corners it allows for a sharper recentering. There is also a nice little bit of oversteer when you gun it through the corners allowing greater cornering alignment flexibility.
All arriving now and over the next couple of months:
A Full set of Brembo Max Plus brake discs with matching Max Plus pads arrived today, also professional Brembo Red caliper paint and custom made "Monte Carlo" high temperature vinyl caliper stickers. 26/04/21
Somewhere between made and shipped is a full set of Goodrich stainless steel braided brake hoses with transparent red coating and stainless steel fittings.
A new set of iridium spark plugs.
A Tony Banks Turbo Back exhaust system is booked for June, consisting of a sports cat a resonator and back box. Due 29/06/21
This will hook up to a low mileage turbo from a 1.4tsi Octavia which is currently on its way from Germany.
Day after the exhaust (30/06/21) my baby hits the Rolling Road for a full stage 2 custom remap. Excepting around 150+ hp.
Thinking of a boost gauge with built in temp gauge so I can monitor the intercooler water temp.... In thought!
I'm looking to finish the red coordination in the cabin but it's not urgent,
So that's me for this summer guys. What are you doing?
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